Secretary-General: Press Release

8 February 1996

Press Release
SG/A/619

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YASUSHI AKASHI TO HEAD HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, JIN YONGJIAN TO DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES POST

19960208 Ismat Kittani to Return to Office of Secretary-General as Special Adviser; Kofi Annan Resumes Direction of Peace-Keeping Operations on 1 March

6 February 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5892
GA/9050

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR 1996 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON UN FINANCES IN STATEMENT TO HIGH-LEVEL GROUP ON UN FINANCIAL SITUATION

19960206 Suggests Possible 20 Per Cent Ceiling on Assessments; Will Take All Steps Necessary 'To Avoid Financial Collapse'

5 February 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5891

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER BORDER CLASH BETWEEN NIGERIAN AND CAMEROONIAN TROOPS

19960205

The following statement was made today by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has learned with deep concern the news of the border clash between Nigerian and Cameroonian troops last Saturday, 3 February, which resulted in several casualties.

5 February 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5890
HAB/104

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT TO PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR HABITAT II

19960205 Following is the text of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali's statement to the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II):

We are now in the final phase before Habitat II. I should like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of you. I wish you a productive session.

2 February 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5889

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR NIGER'S RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW

19960202 The following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

The Secretary-General received the Permanent Representative of Niger this morning. The Ambassador requested the meeting, on instructions from the authorities in place, to brief the Secretary-General on recent developments in Niger.

2 February 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5888

SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES NEED FOR NEGOTIATED POLITICAL SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN SRI LANKA

19960202 The following statement, made on 1 February, is attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

1 February 1996

Press Release
SG/A/618

30 January 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5887

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER SUDDEN OUTBREAK OF TENSION BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY

19960130 The following is a statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

The Secretary-General is concerned by the sudden outbreak of tension between Greece and Turkey as a result of incidents in the neighbourhood of the uninhabited islet of Imia in the Aegean Sea.

29 January 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5886
IK/188

'OIL-FOR-FOOD' TALKS WITH IRAQ TO BEGIN 6 FEBRUARY

19960129 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

29 January 1996

Press Release
SG/SM/5885
CA/114

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CONCLUDES VISIT TO GUATEMALA

19960129 The following statement was issued by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Marrack Goulding, on Saturday, 27 January 1996, at the conclusion of his visit to Guatemala City: